97年 - 97 二技統測_語文類(一)_專業科目(一)：英文閱讀能力測驗#144315

1. The Red Cross provides international assistance to people of all races, __________, religions,social classes, and political beliefs. (A) sentiments (B) ethnicities (C) disputes (D) donations

2. I did not have enough time to read the original version of the novel Bleak House, so I read an __________ one. (A) abridged (B) abandoned (C) agonized (D) articulated

3. Many people eat yogurt as a __________ to their regular diet because of its nutritional value. (A) starvation (B) development (C) supplement (D) domination

4. Jeffery refused to join his friends in a midnight cup of coffee because he was afraid it would give him __________. (A) calmness (B) expenses (C) deduction (D) insomnia

5. An undersea earthquake in the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2006 __________ a tsunami that killed over 250,000 people in Indonesia, India, Thailand, and other countries. (A) degraded (B) generated (C) adjusted (D) damaged

6. Mr. Li wants to buy a new cellular phone that can take pictures, do e-mail, pay bills and so on. He is tired of his __________ cellular phone. (A) old-fashioned (B) bad-tempered (C) well-written (D) newly-released

7. Most people with a serious depression will show weight loss with __________ appetite. (A) distanced (B) conceited (C) expired (D) diminished

8. Many species of marine animals and fish are directly at risk __________ the temperature rise—they simply cannot survive in warmer waters. (A) despite of (B) according to (C) due to (D) so that

9. Betty likes nothing more than to read. For her, reading is a __________ experience that gives her great personal satisfaction. (A) malignant (B) disagreeable (C) fearsome (D) spiritual

10. __________ all the circumstances, John thought it wise not to say anything further. (A) Taking into account (B) Passing away (C) Putting out (D) Getting rid of

11. When an invention is patented, no one may make, use, or sell it without the __________ of the patent’s owner. (A) irrelevance (B) gratitude (C) exclusion (D) permission

12. Contrary to one’s common view, __________, or excessively overweight, individuals are less likely to die in the 5 years after suffering a stroke than are their normal-weight peers. (A) legible (B) obese (C) pious (D) envious 

13. New discoveries reveal __________ increases in jellyfish in the oceans, and the scientists suspect the causes could be overfishing and global warming. (A) alarming (B) respectful (C) lustful (D) rhetorical

14. A veteran traveler knows that a __________ planned trip often ends up being tiring and nerve-racking rather than restful and enjoyable. (A) watchfully (B) thoughtfully (C) natively (D) hastily

15. These creatures were preparing for winter __________; in a few months they would be hidden in trash or buried in dirt. (A) accuracy (B) intimacy (C) dormancy (D) frequency

16. Since World War II, America      had continued      to attract      scientific      talent. But now the influx  from abroad      consists      mainly of students, who      are working      toward their Ph.D.s. (A)had continued (B)scientific(C)consists(D)are working

17. Cancer is usually      classified      according to the tissue      which      the cancerous cells originate,       as well as       the normal cell type      they      most resemble. (A)classified(B)which(C)as well as(D)they

18. In no respect      do      Japanese and Americans      display      greater difference      than      in their attitude       concerned      employment. (A)do(B)display(C)than(D)concerned

19. The world      is running      out of oil, and energy      experts      believe that there could      have      serious       shortages      in ten years. (A)is running(B)experts(C)have (D)shortages

20.      Gardening      is a joy to those who are lonely,      relaxed      to those who are nervous, and a lesson         for      those who are always      in a hurry     . (A)Gardening(B)relaxed(C)for(D)in a hurry

21. A wide      body      of recent research      has been      devoted to      investigate      the influence of            attitudes       on the immune system.(A)body(B)has been(C)investigate(D)attitudes

22. Sales of cars and light trucks in the United States      are      expected      dropping      sharply in 2008, hitting      their      lowest level      since      1994. (A)are(B)dropping(C)their(D) since

23. Learning proceeds from      the known      to the new,      and      must be      grounded      in students’           currently       experiences, interests, and abilities.(A)the known(B)and(C)grounded(D)currently

24. There are more patients      in need of      kidney, corneas, and other human tissue      than      there are  donors; therefore, big money can be      done      on a      thriving      black market in human flesh. (A)in need of(B)than(C)done (D)thriving

25.      Crystal-clear      lakes near Montreal are      threatening      by algae blooms      caused      by chemical       pollution      from home and golf courses. (A)  Crystal-clear (B)threatening(C)caused(D)pollution

26. The passage mainly describes __________. (A) the respiratory system (B) the circulatory system (C) the digestive system (D) the nervous system

27. The word      clench      in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________. (A) clean (B) claim (C) crash (D) close

28. According to the passage, which of the following statements is      NOT TRUE     ? (A) Your heart beat is about 10,000 times a day. (B) Your heart is about the size of your fist. (C) Your heart is contracting and dilating at an average rate of 72 times a minute. (D) The heart consists of several layers of muscles arranged in circles and spirals.

29. What blood vessels carry the blood to the muscles of the heart? (A) The pulmonary arteries. (B) The pulmonary veins. (C) The coronary arteries. (D) The coronary veins.

30. What is diastole in blood circulation? (A) The surface of the heart. (B) The relaxation of the heart. (C) The spirals of the heart. (D) The contraction of the heart. 

31. What is the best title of this passage? (A) Interaction as Exchange (B) Reward and Punishment (C) The Rules of Fishing (D) The Rules of Politeness

32. According to paragraph 2, which of the following proverbs is most likely to hold true about human interaction? (A) To bite the hand that feeds you. (B) Better late than never. (C) Do as you would be done by. (D) Make hay while the sun shines.

33. The word      brambles      in the passage is closest in meaning to __________. (A) perilous ponds (B) sweet flowers (C) very tall trees (D) prickly shrubs

34. According to the passage, what is the key concept of exchange theory? (A) We judge other people on the principle of personal preference. (B) We balance rewards against costs in our interaction with others. (C) We keep our interaction with others rolling on its track by fishing. (D) We make other people happy through exchanging goods with them.

35. According to the general principles of exchange theory, which of the following is NOT likely to happen? (A) One is more likely to make a greater effort to gratify an easily satisfied need. (B) One is more likely to repeat the type of behavior that was rewarded. (C) If the rewards are great, a person is willing to make more effort to get them. (D) The setting associated with the rewarded behavior will be sought out again.

36. What is the best title of the passage? (A) The Functions of Language (B) Language as Political Power (C) English as Property (D) The Use of English

37. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE about the English language? (A) English is the most international of all the languages in the world. (B) English is understood more widely than any other language. (C) It is quite reasonable to regard English as the property of England. (D) People from different countries use English for communication.

38. The word      outstripped      in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to __________. (A) surpassed (B) surprised (C) surmised (D) survived

39. According to the passage, which of the following is most likely to be the reason that people in Africa or Pakistan or Chile study English as the obvious foreign language? (A) English is the property of a number of English speaking countries. (B) English has immediate connection with the economic or political supremacy. (C) English provides the quickest access to the bulk of world trade. (D) English is the most beautiful language ever spoken in the history of mankind. 

40. What is the main idea of the passage? (A) The relation between the amount of money in circulation and the amount of goods and services being produced. (B) The relation between the prices of the goods and services and the number of idle factories and people. (C) The relation between the amount of money in circulation and the degree of deflation in a country. (D) The relation between different economic systems and the amount of money in circulation.

41. According to paragraph 1, which of the following is NOT the effect of a depression? (A) Economic activity is reduced. (B) Factories and people become idle. (C) Unemployment becomes a social problem. (D) The prices of all goods and services rise.

42. The word      unemployment       in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to __________. (A) the condition in which people have no money (B) the condition in which people are out of work (C) the situation in which the prices of goods drop (D) the situation in which money circulation rises

43. According to the passage, which of the following is      NOT TRUE      about inflation or recession? (A) In recession, business activity sometimes slows down. (B) The prices of the goods and services rise in inflation. (C) Inflation and recession are recurring economic problems. (D) Recession may be bad for a country, but inflation is not.

44. According to the passage, what is the greatest problem for every economic system? (A) The problem of how to use machines in place of people to create productivity. (B) The problem of determining the policies that will meet the goals of the people. (C) The problem of keeping the prices of the goods and services always in decline. (D) The problem of how to increase money circulation to boost business activities. 

45. What is the main idea of this passage? (A) How Americans express various emotions through pictures. (B) The facial expressions of basic emotions are universal. (C) Most of the Fore had never seen Western faces before. (D) Emotion is the most plastic part of the brain.

46. According to the passage, which of the following is      NOT TRUE     ? (A) The emotions such as anger, happiness, sadness, disgust, and fear and surprise are universal. (B) That a sudden invasion of your field of vision triggers fear is a universal phenomenon. (C) Knowing what triggers our various emotions has no connection with the refractory period. (D) Charles Darwin claimed that the facial expressions of basic emotions are universal.

47. According to the passage, the shorter the refractory period, the more likely we are to __________. (A) force ourselves to work long hours in an unpleasant situation (B) deal quickly with happy circumstances in our daily life (C) learn to manage our time in the hustle of modern life (D) reconsider whether our emotion is appropriate to the situation

48. The phrase      conjure up      in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________. (A) produce (B) despise (C) discuss (D) prohibit

49. According to the passage, which of the following emotions are difficult for the Fore people to distinguish? (A) Surprise and anger (B) Fear and disgust (C) Fear and surprise (D) Happiness and surprise

50. According to the passage, why does psychologist Paul Ekman conclude that “emotion is the least plastic part of the brain”? (A) Once an emotional association is made, it is difficult to unmake it. (B) The refractory period is aware of what triggers our various emotions. (C) Idyllic childhood summers spent in the country arouse strong emotions. (D) Emotional triggers are more easily forgotten than remembered in old people